Cloud computing encompasses everything from Google Apps to data center services to virtualization to software-, infrastructure- and platform-as-a service. Key players include IBM, HPE, Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Salesforce, NetSuite and VMware.
Macquarie Telecom has said it will be expanding its Macquarie Park Intellicentre in a staged process, with the first part to cost between AU$75 million and AU$85 million in capex during 2019.
The company wants to achieve a double-digit percentage increase in business in its third most important market this year.
For the year, Twilio sees total revenue of $585.5 million to $589.5 million, compared to $543 million expected by analysts.
The compute accelerator is optimized for graphics-intensive applications and machine learning inference.
Microsoft is giving its Skype 7.0 'Classic' variant for Windows desktop a temporary reprieve, following many users complaining of its impending September 1 shutdown.
The built-in support for Amazon's speech synthesis service follows new Twilio integrations with Google AI-powered services.
Digital transformation initiatives and project work continue to expand in companies of all sizes, industries and geographic locations as the world moves closer to a digital economy. Tech Pro Research...
SAP's latest release of S/4 HANA Cloud adds more AI scenarios for manufacturing and professional services customers.
5GN has announced acquiring Anittel and Hostworks from Inabox for AU$5.7 million in cash.
After being called out over patchy patches, Microsoft sets out how it updates Windows 10 machines.
Tableau noted that this quarter is the first to realize the financial impact of its new role-based subscription offerings.
Vonage sees the deal as a way to expand its communications API platform with video capabilities, targeting developers and enterprises.
Estimated to cost US$350 million, the new facility will support Southeast Asia's growing online consumption and tap machine learning technology to reduce energy use, Google says.
AWS is still the biggest player by far, but Microsoft's Azure is growing rapidly.
Huawei made 326 billion yuan, or almost $48 billion, in revenue during the first half of 2018.
The acquisition is expected to fuel the next phase of Xero's global growth by accelerating the company's ability to automate the flow of data.
At about 50 miles from the Arctic Circle, the frequent -25C (-13F) winter temperatures make the question of how to keep equipment racks cool less of an issue for the Hydro 66 datacenter.
From hack attacks to the king of Macs, we learned some pretty deep truths in 2015
From Anthony Weiner-style pics to simply hitting the caps-lock key at the wrong time, these communication blunders could cost you big.
Which apps are key if you move to a location far, far away from your employer's central office?
With digital transformation at the top of the agenda for many organizations, the winds of change are in the air in tech departments. Here are some vital currents in the industry that IT leaders should keep in mind this year.
With the 2016 Presidential election season right around the corner, 16 Republican hopefuls have launched their campaigns, and their Web sites. In this gallery, ZDNet's David Gewirtz explores the candidates sites (and their chances).
Earlier this month, New Horizons joined the US space agency's many dozens of other far-flung unmanned probes that are already gathering a combined 30 terabytes of data daily from the near and far reaches of our solar system.
Here's a quick tour of the official Office 2016 release for the Mac, now available to Office 365 subscribers.
Amazon, the retail and cloud giant, is twenty-years old . But, before it became the powerhouse it is today it had its ups and downs. Here are some of the company's best, and worst, historic moments
These are the people who have been driving the open-source technology powering today's business world.
After waiting more than four months since placing his order, David Gewirtz finally got his Echo. Want to see what comes in the box? Click on in.
Managed cloud firm Rackspace says the design and technology in its latest datacenter could slice as much as 80 percent off energy overheads compared with typical builds.
The first day of RSA 2015's exhibitor show floor was packed with booths and oodles of creative, sometimes bizarre, gimmicks to attract attention. These stand out from the rest.
Google has chosen London's Tottenham Court Road as the test bed for a physical retail presence called 'the Google shop'.
Admins can now significantly reduce the risk of accounts being compromised by password-spraying attacks.
The cloud wars are on and AI and IoT are leading the way. ZDNet's Larry Dignan and TechRepublic's Bill Detwiler explain.
Concern over harmful applications of AI once again sparks an employee protest -- this time at Microsoft.
Cloud computing can't fix everything but it can be a key element of business transformation if handled well.
Dylan Rivera, PIO for the Portland Bureau of Transportation, explains how Portland, Oregon will soon use GE's cloud platform to collect better data about traffic patterns.
Dropbox expects to have a quarter of its Magic Pocket infrastructure on SMR drive capacity by 2019.
Microsoft drops data center into the sea: 'It will keep working for five years'
The new Gmail will just be Gmail soon after it reaches general availability.
Westpac has announced implementing a new offsite hybrid cloud, built and operated by IBM, that's part of its fully integrated cloud platform strategy. Read more: https://zd.net/2JhUqV2
ZDNet's Larry Dignan explains SAP's CRM push, which is aimed squarely at Salesforce and its various clouds.
Kyle Brown, the CTO at Cloud Architecture, found commonality between solving Lego robot problems and solving customer problems using cloud computing.
Box said Progressly will help the company support Box customers looking to digitize and automate business processes. Read more: https://zd.net/2J22Tjf
While Microsoft's desktop operating system continues to be a key fixture of enterprise computing environments, it faces extinction at home. And Redmond seems perfectly fine with that.
Many chief financial officers as well as CIOs are gasping at the unexpected expenses seen in their monthly cloud bills. survey finds.
Startup Burlywood plans to rearchitect flash SSDs so even hyperscale data centers can go all flash. Here's how.
Microsoft's cloud-based systems management service makes life simple for SMEs. There's no need for additional infrastructure, and complex tools can be wrapped in a way that makes them accessible even for part-time IT professionals.
As an occasional extra for users of Microsoft's desktop Office 2010 suite, Office Web Apps is just about acceptable. However, it requires further development if it's to become a workable standalone solution.
A rapidly maturing cloud-based office suite, Zoho Business is a good choice for small organisations looking for an online alternative to Microsoft Office. However, there's still room for improvement.
Fast deployment, browser-based management and the ability to protect any internet-connected Windows PC are the key selling points of this revamped hosted security service. It's Windows only and has one or two rough edges, but compares well with other small-business solutions.
<p> These days, there's increasingly little reason to use a traditional locally installed office suite. <a href="http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/software/productivity/0,1000001108,39284890,00.htm">Google Docs</a> and <a href="http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/software/productivity/0,1000001108,39284434,00.htm">Zoho</a>, for example, are both free and well-featured web-based suites — and both can be used offline, thanks to <a href="http://gears.google.com/">Google Gears</a>. Zoho is the most comprehensive suite of web-based applications for small businesses, and its flagship <a href="http://writer.zoho.com/home?serviceurl=%2Findex.do">word processor</a> recently received a major interface overhaul in its 2.0 incarnation. </p>
Google Docs is a fantastic free online application that offers some exciting features. However, by virtue of being an online application, users with a slow connection will experience lag, and Docs still doesn't contain enough functionality to be a replacement for today's mainstay office suites in most businesses.
<p> Over the past couple of years, AdventNet has launched a range of online applications and utilities, nearly all with APIs, under the <a href="http://www.zoho.com/">Zoho</a> banner. The company is steadily improving its large range of online products, making them a intriguing alternative to <a href="http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/software/productivity/0,1000001108,39286797,00.htm">Google Apps</a> on the one hand and <a href="http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/software/productivity/0,1000001108,39285683,00.htm">Microsoft Office</a> on the other. </p>
If you live in one of the many (mainly rural) parts of the country marked ‘here be no terrestrial broadband’ on the map, and you’re frustrated by that, then you’re likely to be interested in SatDrive from Interactive Satellite Services. Launched in September this year, the £14.99 a month SatDrive is a one-way service that provides download speeds of up to 4Mbps via a satellite link, but relies on a conventional upload link, or ‘back channel’, using a dial-up modem or ISDN connection. This makes it much cheaper than two-way satellite services such as BTopenworld’s Business 500, although it does mean that your Internet connection is severely asymmetric, will generally require a dedicated phone line, and isn’t ‘always on’ in the conventional sense.
OmniSky International, a partnership between US-based OmniSky Corporation and News International, will shortly launch its integrated wireless email and Web browsing service across Europe. In the UK, the company has been running a beta trial using Handspring's Visor and VisorPhone GSM add-on since February, and ZDNet UK has been evaluating the service on this platform for a month now. We have been impressed with OmniSky's usability, range of optimised content and, to a lesser extent, speed (it currently runs on a 9.6Kbit/s GSM network). You can still sign up for the beta program, and OmniSky is running a special introductory offer comprising a Visor Platinum, VisorPhone and three months' free service for £199 (ex. VAT).
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